Biography in Context
- Five new spotlights for May went live on the homepage this week:
- Legendary American baseball slugger Babe Ruth
- Journalist and talk show host Julie Chen (Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month — USA)
- First Lady Michelle Obama, featuring her “Let’s Move” campaign (Physical Fitness and Sports Month — USA)
- Recently re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- The late Robert N. Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit and a co-founder of Intel Corporation (National Inventors Month — USA)
- Featured Homepage Video: This month’s featured video highlights former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was a five-star general during World War II. It is a nod to VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) on May 8, 1945. This year marks 70 years since the end of the second world war in Europe.
- Launched 11 new portals including:
- Aharon Appelfeld, Israeli novelist
- Ansel Elgort, American actor, who was recently in “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Insurgent”
